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Tragic News at Disney's Grand Floridian

Just terrible. :(
 
Unbelievable! Can't leave home, all bad things happen while we are away. Prayers for the family, devastated !
 
Heartbreaking. Disney's environs can lull us into a sense of security when sometimes we should be cautious. My heart and thoughts are with this devastated family.
 
It is very likely that someone from Nebraska did not know there are alligators in these lagoons.
 
DeniseM said:
It is very likely that someone from Nebraska did not know there are alligators in these lagoons.
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No blame on the parents whatsoever. I lived in NOLA, and when I was at WDW, the thought of gators in Seven Seas Lagoon never crossed my mind, even though I was intimately familiar with Southern swamps. That's what I meant.
 
My heart goes out to the parents, a truly tragic story. May The Lord our God be with the child.
 
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What a horrible tragedy, I truly hope they find the little boy to bring closure to the parents... I can't even imagine being on vacation and having something like this happen...
 
This is awful. Someone from Nebraska most likely would not know about gators.

Years ago while staying at Disney's Carribean Beach I was resting in a hammock on the beach and I saw what looked like a three year old wading in the water. A local Floridian thought the child belonged to me and came over and begged me to get the child out of the water because of gators. I told her it was not my child. She said if there is a puddle of water, there could be a gator in it.
 
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2 Year Old Snatched by Alligator at Disney Resort

Just heard on the news that a two year old child was snatched away into the lake by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Disney resort right in front of his parents. They attempted to rescue him but were unsuccessful.

I guess you have to be vigilant of your children even at a supposedly safe venue like Disney. How sad.
 
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Just heard on the news that a two year old child was snatched away into the lake by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Disney resort right in front of his parents. They attempted to rescue him but were unsuccessful.

I guess you have to be vigilant of your children even at a supposedly safe venue like Disney. How sad.
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According to the news report I heard on the radio this morning, the entire family was wading in a pond that was clearly marked to stay out. My heart goes out for the family, but just like what happened in Yellowstone last week, they weren't following what the signs said. (Maybe there was a language barrier issue?)
 
While someone may not know about alligators, having no swimming signs all over the place would keep me from having my child in the water. It's the little things that you can't see in the water that would scare me. I am very sad for the loss of the child and at the same time, I think people should pay attention to posted signs.
 
Admins: there's another thread on this same topic:
http://tugbbs.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1896925#post1896925
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presley said:
While someone may not know about alligators, having no swimming signs all over the place would keep me from having my child in the water. It's the little things that you can't see in the water that would scare me. I am very sad for the loss of the child and at the same time, I think people should pay attention to posted signs.
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From what I read there weren't "signs all over the place" and swimming was allowed in parts of the Lagoon - they had a lifeguard. The child was indeed in an area marked "keep out" or some such but it was not a "no swimming" signs all over the place kind of situation.
 
Tragic and that sign says no swimming which as a European living in the US reads to me as a liability disclaimer.

It's also easy to argue that paddling in the edge water is not swimming. Self propelling yourself through the water in a horizontal plane using arms and legs for power.

DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
Danger to life

Is a more appropriate sign here.
 
VegasBella said:
From what I read there weren't "signs all over the place" and swimming was allowed in parts of the Lagoon - they had a lifeguard. The child was indeed in an area marked "keep out" or some such but it was not a "no swimming" signs all over the place kind of situation.
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The only article I read said that there were signs posted everywhere.
"Declan Salcido, who's on vacation with relatives from San Jose, California, was coming back from Disney's Animal Kingdom when the first ambulance arrived.
He said multiple "No Swimming" signs near the lagoon are visible "from any vantage point."

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/us/alligator-attacks-child-disney-florida/
 
SMHarman said:
Tragic and that sign says no swimming which as a European living in the US reads to me as a liability disclaimer.

It's also easy to argue that paddling in the edge water is not swimming. Self propelling yourself through the water in a horizontal plane using arms and legs for power.

DO NOT ENTER THE WATER
Danger to life

Is a more appropriate sign here.
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That's a really good point. I was under the impression from other things I've read in the past that swimming was banned there because of brain eating amoeba. I wouldn't expect an alligator to go near someone who was ankle deep and if they know there are alligators in the water (they'd have to know since alligators are everywhere), they should have a picture on the sign of an alligator that says, "Do not enter water."

I don't know how the parents will ever sleep again. I'm so sad for them and for the whole area of Orlando. This is the third major tragedy Orlando has had in the past week. All really bizarre things that you'd never expect. :(
 
Too bad the alligator didn't take the parent instead of the child. Would've made a good Darwin moment. :bawl:
 
Prayers for the family for this tragic event. We go on vacation and especially to Disney World and feel that everything is perfect and safe. Orlando area has just been in the news this past week, my prayers to all at this time.

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presley said:
While someone may not know about alligators, having no swimming signs all over the place would keep me from having my child in the water. It's the little things that you can't see in the water that would scare me. I am very sad for the loss of the child and at the same time, I think people should pay attention to posted signs.
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+ 1

There is too much "the rules don't apply to me" in the world and sometimes, the innocent pay for it.

Ignorance on the part of the parents (re gators in water) wouldn't have mattered if they had only heeded the signs.
 
ace2000 said:
The child was standing ankle-deep in 1 foot off the edge of a sandy beach. I don't blame the parents. It's just a tragic accident.

Here's a decent article including a picture of the beach area where the incident happened.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tor-near-Disney-s-Grand-Floridian-resort.html
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Looking at these pictures I can see where lawyers will make the argument that Disney should have a fence along the waters edge to keep guests out and gators in the water. The article says Disney was hosting a movie night on the beach they maintain (note the picture of the tractor grooming the sand). There is also a shot of a fenced pool and playground next to this beach.

I dont see any fault lying with the parents and the comment about Darwin is very bad taste and should be removed.


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Prayers for the family

So sad and tragic. I can't imagine what those parents are going through this morning. As a FL resident we do not go near or in any lakes assuming there could be a gator however I would imagine someone from Nebraska doesn't necessarily think of things like that. My friend who stays at that resort all the time said the beach is very inviting and she could see how someone could let their guard down. A gator would not have to be very big to snatch a small child either. When we were in Disney in May we saw a small gator in the same body of water as we were boarding the Magic Kingdom Ferry back to the parking lot.
 
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